[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2114 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2114

    To amend the Antiquities Act regarding the establishment by the 
   President of certain national monuments and to provide for public 
        participation in the proclamation of national monuments.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2001

   Mr. Simpson (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Otter, Mr. Peterson of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
  Schaffer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
    Cannon, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
Radanovich, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Walden, Mr. Goss, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Skeen, 
Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Tauzin, and Mr. Flake) introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Antiquities Act regarding the establishment by the 
   President of certain national monuments and to provide for public 
        participation in the proclamation of national monuments.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Monument Fairness Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF NATIONAL MONUMENT STATUS AND 
              CONSULTATION.

    Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906, commonly referred to as the 
``Antiquities Act'' (34 Stat. 225; 16 U.S.C. 431) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Sec. 2. That the'' and inserting ``Sec. 
        2. (a) The'';
            (2) by adding the following at the end of subsection (a) 
        (as so designated by paragraph (1)): ``A proclamation of the 
        President under this section that, during one calendar year, 
        creates a national monument that is more than 50,000 acres or 
        that, during one calendar year, adds more than 50,000 acres to 
        an existing national monument may not be issued until 30 days 
        after the President has transmitted the proposed proclamation 
        to the Governor of the State or States in which such acreage is 
        located and solicited such Governor's or Governors' written 
        comments, and any such proclamation shall cease to be effective 
        on the date 2 years after issuance of the proclamation unless 
        the Congress has approved such proclamation by law.''; and
            (3) by adding after subsection (a) (as so designated by 
        paragraph (1)) the following new subsections:
    ``(b)(1) To the extent consistent with the protection of the 
historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other 
objects of historic or scientific interest located on the public lands 
to be designated, the President shall--
            ``(A) solicit public participation and comment in the 
        development of a monument proclamation; and
            ``(B) consult with the Governor and entire congressional 
        delegation of the State or territory in which such lands are 
        located, to the extent practicable, at least 60 days prior to 
        any national monument proclamation.
    ``(2) Before issuing a proclamation under this section, the 
President shall consider any information made available in the 
development of existing plans and programs for the management of the 
lands under consideration for proclamation as a monument, including 
such public comments as may have been offered.
    ``(c) Any management plan for a national monument developed 
subsequent to a proclamation made under this section shall comply with 
the procedural requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969.''.
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